Newly published comment letters show that housing and community advocacy groups support FHFA’s plan to use member incentive programs to encourage more mission-oriented lending by the FHLBanks.

Trade groups representing banks are unhappy with some of the changes FHFA is making to Federal Home Loan Bank practices.

Researchers compared the performance of borrowers with a credit score from FICO 10 T with previously unscoreable borrowers who are given a score based solely on traditional credit bureau data.

Because deposits at the Federal Reserve don’t earn interest, FHLBanks’ use of IBDAs at large banks with high credit has expanded over the last few years. FHFA wants to give those deposits a capital treatment equivalent to that given to overnight Fed funds sales.

The GSEs will expand eligibility for loan modifications by revising mark-to-market LTV ratio-based requirements and using a step-by-step process until the borrower’s P&I payment is reduced by 20%.

Federal Housing Finance Agency researchers recently updated the number of home sales lost to the “lock-in” effect to 1.7 million units.

With Diana Reid taking charge as CEO of Freddie Mac, women now run four of the most important agencies in housing finance.

Although a Republican victory in November might revive efforts to release the GSEs from conservatorship, this would likely be a multi-year effort, according to the former FHFA director.

Some lenders are hiking their loan limits for GSE deliveries ahead of FHFA’s announcement on conforming loan limits for 2025.

FHFA’s OIG found some inconsistencies in how FHFA reviews the GSEs’ compliance with flood insurance requirements.